Jennifer Anniston Reveals One of the Toughest Hairstyles She Had to Maintain

May 15, 2014

Jennifer Anniston sported a straight haircut throughout the iconic series ‘Friends’ and admits that maintaining it was tough. "'The Rachel' was one of the hardest hairstyles to maintain. Me and the blow dryer and the hairbrush weren't meant for each other," Aniston jokes during an ABC News interview. "It really was a 'hairdo.'"

Hairstylist Chris McMillan gave her the mane makeover. "When Chris would style it my hair would be great, it would look gorgeous," she recalls. "But then when I was left to my own devices, it wouldn't look the same!" These days, the 45-year-old actress says she's "all about a low-maintenance approach," which includes only washing her hair every other day or every three days.

Having the most talked-about tresses in Tinseltown is ironic, according to Aniston. "It's funny and entertaining in a way, and it's of course very flattering to say the least," she says. "But I always have such a chuckle when I hear people saying I have great hair because as a kid it was always a challenge."

Anniston called the cut a “disaster," telling Allure, "I think it was the ugliest haircut I've ever seen. How did that thing have legs? “She later clarified her comments in WWD, telling the fashion and beauty trade paper, "It was all anyone ever wanted to know about, all Chris ever got asked to do. I liked it at the time, but I started to grow it out after about eight months. But it just wouldn't die."

On being asked about The Rachel''s impact on pop culture. "It's never honestly been a big deal to me," the Just Go With It star admitted. "It's a big deal because of Chris McMillan and a haircut I think a lot of people, a lot of gals, kind of thought was fun."